Toy



Nov. 4 {1924. 1,514,559

7 C. MONTALBANO TOY Filed Jan. 20 1923 v INVEA ITOi A TTORNE Y PatentedNov. 4, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MONTALBANO, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Application file-d January 20, 1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES MONTALBANO,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to toys, and the object is to provide a shootingtoy or game in a simple and entertaining form.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the two target figures of theboats standing upright.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the gallery showing thetwo target figures shot down.

Figure 3 is a frontal elevation, showing the two target figures raised.

The invention consists of a small gallery 1, at one end of which imounted a toy cannon 2 pivoted at the base 3 for turning in a horizontalplane, and pivoted at 4 to its carriage 5 for turning in a verticalplane. The bore 6 of the barrel 7 is fitted with a plunger 8 whichextends out rearwardly and ends in a finger piece 9. This plunger 8 isnormally held forwardly in the bore 6 by :10 means of a coil spring 10encircling the plunger and braced between the breech of the barrel andthe forward end of the plunger. A ball 11 is provided for shooting fromthe cannon, this act being accomplished by inserting the ball 11 in thebore 6 of the cannon and at the same time drawing back the plunger 8 bymeans of the finger piece 9 and then suddenly releasing the plungeragainst the ball, thus firing the latter from the cannon. Nothing new isclaimed for any of these elements.

Serial No. 614,032.

The novel feature of the invention is claimed to reside in theprovision, mounting and method of play in regard to the two targetfigures 12 and 13 of two boats or 4 ships. These two figures are hingedat 14; at the opposite end of the gallery 1 from the cannon 2, and on abase 15 which may be painted to represent an ocean of water. Thesefigures 12 and 18 are mounted side by side, and each is provided with asmall laterally extending stud 16 and 17 projecting centrally togetherbut not quite meeting. The figures may be raised to upright posi tionfor shooting at as shown in Figure 1. and are adapted through theirhinged mounting to fall over backward when struck by the ball 11.

The object of the game is that the player shoot the ball 11 so as tostrike both of the studs 16 and 17 at once, thus knocking down both ofthe figures. The player first doing this wins the game. Qther figuresmay be substituted in lieu of the boats if desired.

While I have herein described a certain specific method of constructingand assembling the elements of my invention, it is understood same maybe varied in minor details, not departing from the spirit of myinvention as defined in the appended claim. T

I claim:

In a pair of target figures hingedly mounted from their bases, studsextending laterally from the figures at their adjacent sides, and soadapted to be simultaneously 7- impinged by a projectile.

CHARLES MONTALBANO. Witnesses 1 PETER ARAULO, JAMES Mnrro.

